Ouachita
RECEIVE FISHING REPORT UPDATES!
Rating - Very_Good
Friday, May 16 2025
Lake Ouachitaupdated 5-15-2025 Todd Gadberry at Mountain Harbor Resort and Spa (870-867-2191/800-832-2276 out-of-state) reports that black bass are good. They are schooling in places and ready for your favorite topwater! Or, try a jighead worm or Brush Hog on main lake and secondary points.Walleye are moving back into the main lake from the rivers and major creeks. Try a watermelon-colored soft plastic, jerkbait or small swim jig. Stripers are excellent and still biting on top water C-10 redfins and live bait.Bream are good on worms or crickets in 10-20 feet of water; these fish are moving up to spawn soon. Crappie are still very good and relating to brush in the 15- to 20-foot range. Catfish are very good on trotlines and jugs with live and cut bait.The water temperature is steady this week, ranging 74-78 degrees. Water clarity is clearing. The lake level is just below normal pool (578 feet) at 577.95 feet msl. Call the Mountain Harbor fishing guides (Mike Wurm, 501-622-7717, or Chris Darby, 870-867-7822) for more information.(updated 5-8-2025) Capt. Darryl Morris of Family Fishing Trips (501-844-5418) says the crappie and bass spawns are mostly complete and they are hungrily stacking up on staging brushpiles in 15-24 feet of water. We have caught limits of crappie 8-12 feet deep on these brushpiles.(update 5-8-2025) Crappie guide Eric Watts of Natural State Fishing (501-548-8990) reports that Lake Ouachita is at normal pool with water temps ranging from low to mid 70s. Crappie can be found on brush and roaming in 10-15 feet of water. The Original Baby Shad by Bobby Garland Crappie Baits and live minnows are both great options.
Friday, May 16 2025
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Ouachita
RECEIVE FISHING REPORT UPDATES!
Rating - Very_Good
Lake Ouachitaupdated 5-15-2025 Todd Gadberry at Mountain Harbor Resort and Spa (870-867-2191/800-832-2276 out-of-state) reports that black bass are good. They are schooling in places and ready for your favorite topwater! Or, try a jighead worm or Brush Hog on main lake and secondary points.Walleye are moving back into the main lake from the rivers and major creeks. Try a watermelon-colored soft plastic, jerkbait or small swim jig. Stripers are excellent and still biting on top water C-10 redfins and live bait.Bream are good on worms or crickets in 10-20 feet of water; these fish are moving up to spawn soon. Crappie are still very good and relating to brush in the 15- to 20-foot range. Catfish are very good on trotlines and jugs with live and cut bait.The water temperature is steady this week, ranging 74-78 degrees. Water clarity is clearing. The lake level is just below normal pool (578 feet) at 577.95 feet msl. Call the Mountain Harbor fishing guides (Mike Wurm, 501-622-7717, or Chris Darby, 870-867-7822) for more information.(updated 5-8-2025) Capt. Darryl Morris of Family Fishing Trips (501-844-5418) says the crappie and bass spawns are mostly complete and they are hungrily stacking up on staging brushpiles in 15-24 feet of water. We have caught limits of crappie 8-12 feet deep on these brushpiles.(update 5-8-2025) Crappie guide Eric Watts of Natural State Fishing (501-548-8990) reports that Lake Ouachita is at normal pool with water temps ranging from low to mid 70s. Crappie can be found on brush and roaming in 10-15 feet of water. The Original Baby Shad by Bobby Garland Crappie Baits and live minnows are both great options.
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